Lord Harland.

Li Cha saw that Tang En was fat and chubby, and it seemed that there was little wind and sun this year, so he immediately lost confidence in what Tang En said.

He stared into Tang En's eyes, and said seriously: "Have you checked the grain depots carefully? The grain depots are the places where problems are most likely to occur. You have to go down and see for yourself. Anyone who resells grain, regardless of their relationship, They must be dealt with strictly. Because the food issue is related to the stability of our regime, any corruption on the food issue is a challenge to our ruling foundation and is the enemy of the Harland family. We must not relax such people. .

During the summer and autumn harvests, have you ever personally gone to the fields to take a look?

I put you in charge of agricultural work, not to be a good old man.If you dare to cover them, I will expel you from the Harland family, abolish your noble status, and even your descendants will be implicated and removed from the Harland family. "

Hearing what Li Cha said was so serious, Tang En didn't dare to lie immediately, and said tremblingly: "I didn't check every grain depot, and most of the data I mentioned were reported from the lower levels. I think the lower officials should not Dare to lie to us?"

After hearing this, Richard slammed the table and said: "Tanquqin. From tomorrow on, you will take people down and check every grain depot carefully. The grain in the territory must be counted. If there is a problem, you must take responsibility." .”

In recent years, the Harland family has grown faster and faster, and Richard's power has also grown.Even the third uncle, Bernie, and the second uncle, Powell, did not dare to object to Richard's opinion, and the family members respected Richard more and more.

Seeing his cousin getting angry, Tang En suddenly panicked and lost confidence in lower officials.

In the early morning of the second day, Li Cha directly ordered the establishment of a joint inspection and investigation team, and the discipline inspection, intelligence, and food departments all had to transfer heads.

Richard appointed Hayden as the leader of the investigation team. His younger brother George, cousin Tang En, second uncle Powell and others were all members of the team to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the territory's grain depot reserves and clean up the dirt in the grain system.

After the investigation team went down, they were caught off guard by means of a surprise inspection, dismissed and investigated more than a dozen officials of the food system, and counted the grain stocks in Harland's territory.

Sure enough, the actual grain inventory did not match the reported data, and the grain reserves in the Old Grain Territory were less than tons.

More than a dozen officials in the food system have been embezzling grain reserves since three years ago. However, in the past, Li Cha visited frequently, and the scale of embezzlement was relatively small, only a few tens of tons, one or two hundred tons a year.

Compared with the huge food stocks in the territory, these little mice are basically impossible to detect.

Richard spent most of this year fighting abroad and had no time to patrol and punish corrupt officials after returning. The burden of grain system officials has become much greater. This year, more than 12,000 tons of grain were embezzled and sold, and the amount of stolen money embezzled exceeded 25,000 gold coins.

The inspection team found out the huge corruption case. Powell stayed in the grain depot to stabilize the situation. The three brothers Hayden, Tang En, and George rushed to report the situation to Richard. Tang En even wrote a resignation letter on the way, ready to take responsibility.

After receiving the news from the three of them, Li Cha did not panic at all, and immediately gave advice on how to deal with it.

"All corrupt officials are sent to mines for mining, and their relatives are demoted to slavery. They will not be pardoned within three generations, and they will not be allowed to join the army, go to school, or be admitted as officials. Their referees must also be dealt with seriously. If the responsibility is light, the right to recommend will be deprived within three years, and this matter will be recorded in the file."

All middle and senior officials in the Harland territory have the right to recommend officials. Officials above the county level in the civil service system and middle-level bureaucrats in the headquarters can recommend officials.Officers above the captain of the army can also recommend small soldiers to serve as grassroots officers.

However, if there is a problem with the recommended officials, the sponsor must also bear the responsibility.In serious cases, they will be implicated.In order to avoid taking responsibility, smart mid-to-high-level bureaucrats will use their power of recommendation cautiously, and will not easily recommend people with low ability and moral character.

Seeing that Tang En was submissive, Li Cha instantly guessed some clues. He frowned and said, "Why, you still plan to intercede with them? Get out immediately!"

Seeing that Richard could no longer suppress his anger, Tang En fled the mansion in panic.

After Tang En left the mansion, Richard turned to George and asked, "What's wrong with Tang En?"

George is the eldest son of Mrs. Ola. He is less than twenty years old and serves as the intelligence adjutant of Haaland Territory, assisting Noel in managing intelligence work.

In terms of ability, George's performance at work is relatively average.Now that the intelligence work in the Harland Territory is so complicated, George is already the number two member of the intelligence system at a young age, and it is normal for him to be incompetent for the job.

Richard's use of George was a bit misleading. Having no experience at the grassroots level and being in a high position at a young age is actually not a good thing for members of the Haaland family.

The same is true for Tang En, who is only twenty-six or seventeen years old and already serves as the top official in the agricultural system of Harland Territory. In terms of ability, Tang En is actually not qualified.

He is simply incapable of playing tricks with the bureaucrats below.Faced with the flattery and flattery of lower-level bureaucrats, Tang En was unable to identify the authenticity, let alone control these people.

"The official recommended by Tang En, there was something wrong with this investigation."

"several?"

"All the officials recommended by Tang En in the past three years have had problems."

According to the system of the Harland Territory, the recommendation power of mid-level and senior officials is greatly restricted, and only one official can be recommended each year.

Tang En was already the highest official in the agricultural system, and the officials recommended by him naturally boarded the fast lane, found a big backer, and put them all in important positions.These people were all Tang En's cronies, they behaved unscrupulously, and they were the most corrupt.

This time when the investigation team went down, Tang En also tipped them off, but the preparation time was too short, and these people couldn't get back more than 10,000 tons of grain inventory.

Richard looked out the window and asked coldly: "Is there any hidden secret behind this?"

"One of the officials' daughter is Tang En's lover."

Hearing this, Li Cha sneered and said: "In the end, money and sex will inevitably infiltrate, and sugar-coated bullets cannot be stopped. You must take warning, don't recommend officials without the ability of fire and gold. If you want to find a beautiful woman You must keep your eyes wide open. You are members of the Harland family. If you violate the law, I will not be merciful in dealing with it. It is almost the goddess’s birthday. You should send someone to notify third uncle and discuss how to deal with Tang En Views."

Tang En is the eldest son of his third uncle and is considered a high-ranking member of the Harland family.

Third Uncle Bernie is already a sixth-tier warrior, and his military achievements are not far from being knighted. After the next orc invasion war is over, there is a high probability that he will be promoted to a hereditary baron.Tang En is the third uncle's number one heir. Li Cha needs to communicate with the main members of the family to deal with him, and listen to everyone's opinions before making a decision.

Seeing that Li Cha was in a terrible mood, George quietly left the room.The room suddenly became quiet. After waiting for a long time, Hayden broke the calm and said, "Li Cha, what are you going to do with Tang En?"

"What I have said is very clear. He has not fulfilled his responsibilities as a member of the Harland family. Naturally, he will be expelled from the Harland family, his surname will be taken back, and his noble status will be abolished."

Hayden supported the table with both hands, and said tremblingly: "Tang En is our younger brother and the eldest son of the third uncle. You have left no room for handling this way, and you are a little too cruel to your relatives. Even if the third uncle doesn't say anything, he will feel sorry for him in his heart." You might have an opinion, too."

"Third uncle has four sons, and there are seven or eight illegitimate sons outside. He has more than a dozen heirs. If Tang En is not capable, he can choose other heirs.

For so many years, we have always severely punished corrupt officials. If Tang En's punishment is too light, what seriousness does the law have?Could it be that our law can only deal with the officials below, blindly letting go of the corruption of the Harland family?

If fairness cannot be guaranteed, how can we win people's hearts?

Many of the corrupt officials we have dealt with before have made military exploits.Now many people are staring at Tang En, to see how I will deal with him?In order to avoid the grief of the officers and soldiers, and to maintain the seriousness of the law, I want to make an example to the monkeys and deal with Tang En severely.

I want to tell members of the Haaland family that when you do something wrong, you need to be held accountable. Third uncle has an opinion, so let him keep it in his heart. If he dares to cause trouble, I will hold him accountable. "

Seeing that Richard was so determined, Hayden knew that Richard had been arbitrary since he was a child, and no one could persuade him to do something he was determined to do.

If Li Cha insisted on going his own way, even his father, William, would not be able to change his opinion.

The Harland family has developed to its current level, and Richard is the most critical person.

Richard had two counts in his name, while William only had one barony. The reason why the surname Harland is noble depends on Richard's reputation.

Richard's influence in the territory far exceeds that of William, Bernie and others of the previous generation.

The territory's 16,000-strong army would only obey Richard's orders. Because this army was built by Richard single-handedly. The backbone of the army are also Richard's cronies.

Among the members of the Harland family, Richard is the one who holds the key power.

"Since you've made up your mind, it's best to communicate with Uncle San before you announce, so as not to cause conflict."

Richard patted Hayden on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry about this. I will deal with Tang En severely, which is a good thing for the development of the Harland family. In the future, if Margaret and Philip do something wrong, I will be equally strict." Dispose of them."

After sending Hayden away, Li Cha wrote a letter to his third uncle, telling him his opinion on punishing Tang En.

Seeing that Li Cha punished his heir so severely, Third Uncle Bernie was very unhappy, but Li Cha's opinion was very firm and he must abolish Tang En's noble status.

Third uncle Bernie went to William to plead for mercy, but it still didn't work. In order to avoid the conflict becoming public, Bernie could only angrily agree to Richard's request and abolish Tang En's noble status.

Before the goddess's birthday, Tang En left the Harland family in despair and went to Nolan to settle down.

Without his aristocratic status, Tang En could not have a good development in Nolan.Nolan's class solidification is far more severe than in northern Xinjiang, and it is difficult to jump up the class.

Tang En's lineage is already an ordinary person. Although third uncle Bernie subsidizes Tang En with some money, Tang En can only become a small businessman in Nolan.Even if his descendants make military exploits and become hereditary nobles, they still need the nod of the main line to restore Harland's surname.

Such a severe punishment is enough to alert the members of the Harland family.

After Tang En was dealt with, the goddess' birthday was approaching, and Li Cha called the senior civil servants of the territory together to make an annual summary.

The territory of Harland is divided into two counties. Rogge is the governor of the southern foot of the Eagle Mountains, and Powell is the governor of the eastern county of the Grotta River.

The territory has just completed the reform of the county system, and there are many things to do, and it will take next year to get everything straightened out.

"Has the territory census been completed this year?"

Rogge replied: "The population census has been completed. The fertility rate in the territory this year is still very high, exceeding 5%. Our registered population is about 341,000 people. This year we are from the Grand Duchy of Stanik in four batches. The migrant population, including the families of captured soldiers, totals 130,000. In addition, the population of the county east of the Grotta River is 96,000. The new population in the territory this year is particularly large, about 250,000. The total population of the territory has been More than 570,000 people.”

Despite his prediction of this data, Richard was still very happy after hearing Rogge's report.

The population of 570,000 has exceeded that of the counties in the south.

The four earls in the southern part of the Grant Kingdom only have a population of three to four hundred thousand people in their territory.

The territory of the four eastern marquises is larger, with a total population of between 50,000 and 800,000. From a population point of view, the Harland Territory is already at the level of a marquis, and its military strength is somewhat stronger than that of the four eastern marquises.

“How many indentured servants are there in our population and how many free men are there?”

Rogge has a good memory and is very attentive to government affairs. He keeps many data in the territory firmly in mind. After hearing Richard's question, he blurted out: "Fifty-six thousand indentured servants in the territory have become free citizens this year. In addition, Grotta There were originally 13,000 free citizens in the county east of the river. Adding the 93,000 original free citizens in the territory, the number of free citizens in the territory was about 162,000."

"Do the freemen of the Eastern County of the Grotta River need us to divide the land?"

The eastern county of Grotta River was the original Earl of Roger.The free people of this county are inextricably linked to King Roger. Although those who are closely related to King Roger have returned to Nolan in the past few years, it is impossible for the remaining people, Richard, to demote them to contract slaves, so as not to Governance is unstable.

"Most of the free people in this county are family members of soldiers. Almost all of these soldiers serve in the Royal Guards. Some of them have saved enough money and will move to Norland in a few years. But no matter what, according to the policy we still They should be allocated fields.

The specific method of dividing the fields will have to wait until the farmland statistics are completed. Anyway, it is the standard of five acres of land per capita. We also recognize the extra land created by free people. "

Seeing that Rogge had considered it carefully, Richard nodded and said: "We must pay close attention to this matter and try to be fair when dividing the fields."

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